ABOUT THE FILM
VIEWERS RESPOND
“So relevant to the moment we face right now. Musical expression is going to be a survival tool for many.”
“Not a dry eye in the house.”
“Captures something so profound and deeply moving.”
“It deserves to be seen!”
“A wonderful, inspiring film.”
IT HAPPENS WHEN WE SING interweaves stories of isolation and belonging, hardship and resilience, loneliness and love. It tells the story of the Friday Night Song Circle whose members gather every week to sing. That’s when the magic happens. Many have been coming for decades. When a founding member becomes terminally ill, we discover the life-affirming connections that bind the circle together (Running time: 47 minutes)
Susan, co-founder of the Friday Night Song Circle
“The song circle is my most important creation.”
John, longtime song circle member
“It’s home. Everybody needs to feel like they belong somewhere.”
Ellen, on first discovering the song circle
“The songs that were being sung in this group made me think that these people could understand my story.”
IT HAPPENS WHEN WE SING is the documentary sibling of WE BEGAN TO SING, created by the same team: director/producer Polly Wells, producer Candida Paltiel, and editor Deborah Palloway, CCE